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North-south trade-related technology diffusion, brain drain and productivity growth : are small states different?
Schiff, Maurice W. - 2009
"The economies of small developing states tend to be more fragile than those of large ones. This paper examines this issue in a dynamic context by focusing on the impact of the brain drain on North-South trade-related technology diffusion and total factor productivity growth in small and large...
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Does aid help improve economic institutions ?
Coviello, Decio - 2006
institutions directly. In theory, these effects may or may not work in the same direction as those on investment. The authors …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522072
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Poverty traps, aid, and growth
Kraay, Aart - 2005
"The authors examine the empirical evidence in support of the poverty trap view of underdevelopment. They calibrate simple aggregate growth models in which poverty traps can arise due to either low saving or low technology at low levels of development. They then use these models to assess the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522569
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Making Debt Work For Development and Macroeconomic Stability
International Monetary Fund - 2022
The coronavirus crisis has stiffened debt and development-related headwinds that had become strong even before 2020. Sustaining development while maintaining debt sustainability has been made harder by the protracted effects of the pandemic on public finances, earnings and employment, and human...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015060471
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Diversification, innovation, and imitation inside the global technological frontier
Lederman, Daniel - 2006
"Recent research highlights the relationship between economic development and productive diversification, which may be … hindered by market failures. After identifying stages of diversification in disaggregated export data, the authors develop a … introduction of new export products, (2) export diversification measured by an index of export-revenue concentration, and (3) on …
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Senegal : tradition, diversification, and economic development
Bachmann, Heinz (contributor) - World Bank - 1974
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Guinea-Bissau - Cashew and Beyond : Diversification Through Trade
World Bank - 2012
Guinea-Bissau is highly dependent on international trade even when compared to other nations of its size and income level. However, it is equally clear that the country could derive far more benefit from its international trade opportunities than it does at the present time. This study examines...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012550654
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Benin - Constraints to Growth and Potential for Diversification and Innovation : Country Economic Memorandum
World Bank - 2012
evaluating the country's potential for diversification and innovation as it seeks to lead the country to emerging market status …, including through diversification and innovation. The CEM contains four main chapters, each providing theoretical or empirical … constraints in the cotton and transit trade sectors; c) diversification and innovation potential; and d) political economy of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012550840
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Uganda Country Economic Memorandum : Economic Diversification and Growth in the Era of Oil and Volatility
World Bank - 2015
. Economic diversification is a key component of that strategy. The country economic memorandum (CEM) report discusses how the … emergence of oil and mineral production can contribute to Uganda's effort to promote economic diversification as a means to … a development and diversification strategy, which the Ugandan government may wish to consider in the design of its …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012644430
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Mauritania : Accelerating Diversified, Private Sector-Led Growth
World Bank - 2013
In 1992, the Government of Mauritania embarked on a series of macroeconomic and structural reforms that have stimulated sustained economic growth, stabilized public finances, and reduced the state's role in the economy and increased private sector activity. These positive developments,...
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